The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22
THE CITY COUNCIL.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT ORDI-
NANCES READ AND PASSED.

of-Way Given to the New Street
Railroad-Appealsf from the Mayors
Court Heard
The regular meeting of the City Council
was held last night, Mayor Lester presiding
After the reading of the minutes the report
of the Committee on Accounts, authorizing
the payment of s15, $500 of city bills, was
received and approved.
The resignation of c. Gillatin as Inspector
of Naval Stores was accepted, and the appli-
cation of r. B. Jewett for the position
received.
The petition of y. G. Purse, J. II. Estill
and others for permission to use water power
to operate the elevator in the Masonic build
ing was granted.
The petition of the City and Suburban
Railroad Company for the right to lay its
tracks on certain streets leading to the
Ocean Steamships wharves was reported
adversely, but the Savannah Street and
Rural Resort Railroad Company was grant
ed permission TO lay tracks on certain
streets specified in the petition, provided the
tracks north of Anderson street should be
laid within one year
Upon the petition of citizens for a sewer
in the neighborhood of Habersham, Price,
Gordon and Taylor streets, the committee
reported adversely, the cause assigned being
that the appropriation for sewer work had
been exhausted.
A protest against the proposed ordinance
regulating the erection and maintaining of
telegraph poles was received from the Brush
Electric Light Company.
An offer from the Germania Fire Company
to sell to the city its building, now occupied
as an engine house, was referred to the Fire
Committee The communication stated that
the company had received an offer of ZOO
for the building, but would give the city the
preference if it desired to purchase the prop
erty.
A petition was received from D. Sampson
asking that portion of the fine imposed
upon him by the Mayor for violating the
pordinance forbidding the selling of fruit
from stands. His plea was that he is poor
man, and that he pays the city $3.50 taxes
per annum, and that the offense was his
first one. He was represented by j. r.
Saussy, Jr, Esq The petition was referred
to the Mayor with power to act
A protest against granting the petition of
the Savannah and Tybee Railroad Compa-
any for the right to lay its tracks on Libery
street, was received from the residents and
property owners ON that street.
A petition was received from citizens do
ing business on Bay street, asking that that
part of Bay street, between Drayton and
Lincoln streets, on the north side, be paved
The ordinance regulating the erection of
telegraph poles came up for the second read
ing, but was referred to the Street and Lane
Committee for amendment.
The ordinance permitting the erection of
signs upon poles not less than eight feet
high, the signs TO be not more than four feet
wide and five feet high, and securely fast
ened, and also to permit swinging signs to
extend not more than three feet over the
line of the sidewalk, was passed. In conse-
quence of the passage of this ordinance, the
fine imposed upon Mr.. Simon Mitchell was
RENTED.
Ordinances authorizing the paving of
Congress stlest, between Drayton and West
Broad streets, and Bull street, between
Congress and State streets, were passed
The ordinance providing a pension for
aged or disabled policemen was then taken
up and passed. 1t specifies that no man
shall be received on the force who is under 35
years of age, and no man shall be received
or maintained unless he can read write and
speak English aud unless he has been a resi-
dent of the State Of Georgia for at least one
year. Every officer who shall serve con-
tlnuously for a term of thirty years
shall be placed upon the retired list
and receive half pay Every officer
who shall he permanently disabled while
in the performance of duty so that
he shall be unable thereafter to earn a live
hhood shall be placed ON the retired list
and receive one-third pay All officers who
shall die shah be buried by the city at an
expense not to exceed $50, and the Deepen
dent famiiyof such officer shall receive one
half pay for three months, and if the officer
shall have been killed, for six months
A resolution to substitute six-inch water
main for the four-inch main now in use on
Barnard street was passed, and also reso-
lution authorizing the boring of two new
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coed 81 200
A communication from j. A Roberts g.
Co., protesting against the action of the
city in compelling certain vessels to pay
harbor dues, which were considered unjust,
was received.
City Marshal Wade gave information that
the platform in front of Kellys building
was unsafe, the foundation having rotted
and the lemons of the timbers having pulled
out of the mortises He stated that the
platform might and for a month, but that
il was liable to fla at any time. The Coun-
Gil instructed the Marshal to notify the
agent of the property this morning of Che
condition of the platform, and if he failed
TO begin repairs at once to barricade the
place to prevent injury to citizens who
might be hurt in case il should fall
The Council then took up two appeal
cases
Henry Miller, tcolored), who was arrested
on the evening of Sept. 6, by
Officer John Malone, in the yard of the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad
and fined SIS or thirty days the next morn.
ing by Acting Mayor Schwarz was before
the Council with his attorney, W w. Os
borne, ESQ, and asked that the fine be re-
united. The officer told a straightforward
story about the arrest, how Miller resisted
and in the struggle hit him on
the hand, Officer. J. n. Anderson
and Mr.. B. A. Dahl, both corroborated
RIalone's story. Miller, his son, and another
colored man testified that he was going
home peaceably when the officer came W
and began the trouble. After the testimony
was all in the Aldermen passed resolution
sustaining the Acting Mayors decision.
The next case was that of ST
mon Gazan who was fined last week
for obstructing the sidewalk Mr. j
r. SauSsy, Jr., represented Mr.. Gazan. Mr.
Gazan then made the statement that the
store belonged 10 Levi j. Gazan 81 Co., anC
that he was merely clerk Further h,
Eaid, the company was used simply fol
convenience, as Mr.. Levi j. Gazan haC
other stores and for his own aid this form
was used 20 designate this particular store
The City Marshal testified that he saw
Simon Gazan there all the while and mover
Levi Gazsn. Other testimony, of various
kinds was introduced some of the replies
making the Aldermen laugh loudly, and al
last the Mayor stated why lie i'm